The Window.statusbar
property returns the statusbar object, whose visibility can be toggled in the window.
Syntax
objRef = window.statusbar
Example
The following complete HTML example shows a way that the visible property of the various "bar" objects is used, and also the change to the privileges necessary to write to the visible property of any of the bars on an existing window.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8" /> <title>Various DOM Tests</title> <script> // changing bar states on the existing window netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege("UniversalBrowserWrite"); window.statusbar.visible=!window.statusbar.visible; </script> </head> <body> <p>Various DOM Tests</p> </body> </html>
Notes
When you load the example page above, the browser displays the following dialog:
To toggle the visibility of these bars, you must either sign your scripts or enable the appropriate privileges, as in the example above. Also be aware that dynamically updating the visibilty of the various toolbars can change the size of the window rather dramatically, and may affect the layout of your page.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
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HTML Living Standard The definition of 'Window.statusbar' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
HTML5 The definition of 'Window.statusbar' in that specification. |
Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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statusbar | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown